5.5 Metamorphic rocks

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Vocabulary

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foliated- Metamorphic rocks which have grains arranged in parallel layers

Outline

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Metamorphic rocks

• How Metamorphic Rocks Form
  • Heat and pressure can change any rock into metamorphic rock
    • can be made out of igneous, sedimentary,or metamorphic rock
• Classifying Metamorphic Rocks
  • Geologist classify rocks by the arrangement of the grains that make up rocks
• Uses of metamorphic rock
  • Mable and slate are the most useful
    • The Taj Mahal is made out of mostly marble